One of the founding scholars of the Hanafi tradition in Bukhara. He died in 217 AH/832. As reported by Mu'in al-Fuqara, his grave lies in the cemetery on the hill in Bukhara that bears his name (Tell-i Khwaja); his son Abu Hafs al-Saghir and al-Sabadhmuni lie right beside him. The cemetery is still one of the city's main places of visitation.
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Murteza Bedir · vol. EK-1, pp. 364-366, entry “EBÛ HAFS el-KEBÎR”
- Encyclopaedia Iranica — Galina A. Pugachenkova · vol. Vol. IV, Fasc. 5, pp. 525-527, entry “BUKHARA v. Archaeology and Monuments”
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Tentative Lists / Nomination Files
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